| Lineup | Brown | PG - Joseph Westlake (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Alverson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bitting (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 19:37 | Brown | Joseph Westlake pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:16 | Brown | Phillip Myers takes the ball from Jack Lowe | 34-25 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | John Bitting steals the ball from Jerry Gaiser | 34-25 |
| 18:51 | Brown | Peter Edwards drills a driving attempt from close range set up by John Bitting | 36-25 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser's pass is intercepted by Jack Lowe | 36-25 |
| 18:39 | Brown | Ben Alverson lays it up and in set up by Jack Lowe | 38-25 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Bitting - foul #3 on John Bitting, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Brown | Jason Dart (C) John Bitting | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:19 | Brown | Jason Dart pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:05 | Brown | Peter Edwards misses short on a runner in the paint | 38-26 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser scores on a floater from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 17:31 | Brown | Joseph Westlake makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Lowe | 41-28 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Jack Lowe is called for the reach on Tommy Brown - foul #1 on Jack Lowe, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Brown | Anthony Ash (SF), Gaylord Kahn (C) Ben Alverson, Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-28 |
| 16:55 | Brown | Jason Dart snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 16:51 | Brown | Jack Lowe misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Swarts - foul #1 on David Swarts, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Brown | Donald Lindley (PG) Joseph Westlake | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:51 | Brown | Jack Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:51 | Brown | Jack Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer buries a 3 from straight away set up by Larry Bybee | 43-31 |
| 16:30 | Brown | Gaylord Kahn hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Donald Lindley and he's fouled by Larry Bybee - foul #1 on Larry Bybee, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Brown | Ronald Crook (SG) Jack Lowe | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:30 | Brown | Gaylord Kahn misses the free throw | 45-31 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts scores on a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Jason Dart - foul #1 on Jason Dart, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG) Lawrence Meredith | |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:59 | Brown | Donald Lindley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 15:58 | Brown | The offensive rebound goes to Gaylord Kahn | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Donald Lindley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Crook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Ash (fresh) PF - Jason Dart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gaylord Kahn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Brown | Anthony Ash misses the jumpshot from the left side | 45-34 |
| 15:52 | Brown | Jason Dart tips it home | 47-34 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 15:30 | Brown | The rebound goes to Gaylord Kahn | 47-34 |
| 15:10 | Brown | Gaylord Kahn misses the turnaround from the left block | 47-34 |
| 15:08 | Brown | Jason Dart tips it in | 49-34 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser scores on a jumper near the basket | 49-36 |
| 14:30 | Brown | Donald Lindley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee banks in the layup | 49-38 |
| 13:51 | Brown | Ronald Crook misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-38 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts can't finish the layup | 49-38 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer tips it in | 49-40 |
| 12:59 | Brown | Jessie Hazel is called for the reach on Jason Dart - foul #2 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Brown | Joseph Westlake (PG), Jack Lowe (SG), Ben Alverson (SF), John Bitting (PF), John Cothren (C) Donald Lindley, Ronald Crook, Anthony Ash, Jason Dart, Gaylord Kahn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Jerry Gaiser, Larry Bybee, Joel Palmer, David Swarts, Jessie Hazel | |
| 12:48 | Brown | John Cothren misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | John Bitting is called for the reach on Tommy Brown - foul #4 on John Bitting, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Brown | Peter Edwards (PF) John Bitting | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Phillip Myers | 49-43 |
| 11:55 | Brown | Ben Alverson scores on a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by William Pawlak - foul #2 on William Pawlak, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| 11:55 | Brown | Ben Alverson misses the free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Joseph Westlake (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ben Alverson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Cothren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Theodore Wichrowski (fresh) SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-43 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Pawlak | 51-43 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | John Cothren is called for the reach on William Pawlak - foul #4 on John Cothren, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Brown | Anthony Ash (PF) John Cothren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Westlake steals the ball from Anthony Engelman | 51-43 |
| 10:58 | Brown | Jack Lowe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-43 |
| 10:56 | Brown | Peter Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:43 | Brown | Ben Alverson loses the dribble to Anthony Engelman | 51-43 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak's layup is rejected by Peter Edwards | 51-43 |
| 10:29 | Brown | Peter Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:08 | Brown | Peter Edwards lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Lowe | 53-43 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Ash - foul #1 on Anthony Ash, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Brown | Donald Lindley (SG), Ronald Crook (SF), Gaylord Kahn (C) Jack Lowe, Ben Alverson, Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Joel Palmer (SF), Jessie Hazel (C) Theodore Wichrowski, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Anthony Engelman | |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:52 | Brown | Gaylord Kahn snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 09:38 | Brown | Donald Lindley scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Ash | 55-43 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the easy layup | 55-43 |
| 09:15 | Brown | Anthony Ash snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 08:58 | Brown | Joseph Westlake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Brown | Jack Lowe (SG), Jason Dart (PF) Joseph Westlake, Anthony Ash | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel connects on the shot from close range set up by Larry Bybee and he's hacked by Gaylord Kahn - foul #1 on Gaylord Kahn, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Brown | Peter Edwards (PF) Gaylord Kahn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:30 | Brown | Peter Edwards connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Donald Lindley and he's hacked by Jessie Hazel - foul #3 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), Anthony Engelman (C) Larry Bybee, Jessie Hazel | |
| 08:30 | Brown | Peter Edwards makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Lindley is called for the reach on Jerry Gaiser - foul #3 on Donald Lindley, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Brown | Ben Alverson (SF) Ronald Crook | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak (SF) Joel Palmer | |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:58 | Brown | Donald Lindley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Brown | John Bitting (PF), John Cothren (C) Peter Edwards, Jason Dart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Donald Lindley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ben Alverson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bitting (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - John Cothren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | John Cothren swats the shot by Jerry Gaiser | 58-48 |
| 07:36 | Brown | Donald Lindley grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 07:19 | Brown | Jack Lowe misses the floater from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 07:17 | Brown | Donald Lindley tips it but misses | 58-48 |
| 07:15 | Brown | John Bitting can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Ben Alverson is called for the reach on Tommy Brown - foul #2 on Ben Alverson, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Brown | Joseph Westlake (PG), Ronald Crook (SG) Donald Lindley, Jack Lowe | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Jessie Hazel (PF), Joseph Mecham (C) Jerry Gaiser, David Swarts, Anthony Engelman | |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:51 | Brown | John Bitting hits a 3 from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by William Pawlak | 61-52 |
| 06:17 | Brown | John Cothren misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 06:16 | Brown | John Cothren tips it in | 63-52 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Ben Alverson steps in front of the Jessie Hazel pass | 63-52 |
| 05:39 | Brown | John Cothren can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-52 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pawlak | 63-52 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 05:17 | Brown | The rebound goes to John Cothren | 63-52 |
| 05:02 | Brown | Ben Alverson is hacked by William Pawlak - foul #3 on William Pawlak, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Brown | Jack Lowe (SG), Anthony Ash (SF), Peter Edwards (C) Ronald Crook, Ben Alverson, John Cothren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Jessie Hazel, Joseph Mecham | |
| 04:53 | Brown | Peter Edwards is denied on a layup by Phillip Myers | 63-52 |
| 04:52 | Brown | Anthony Ash pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:34 | Brown | Anthony Ash misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 63-52 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 04:25 | Brown | Peter Edwards snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 04:19 | Brown | Anthony Ash loses the dribble to Joel Palmer | 63-52 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman buries a runner from the right block | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Joseph Westlake (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Anthony Ash (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Bitting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Peter Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Brown | Jack Lowe scores on a floater from the left side set up by Joseph Westlake | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-54 |
| 03:16 | Brown | Joseph Westlake grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 02:52 | Brown | The jump hook by Jack Lowe is blocked by Phillip Myers | 65-54 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Brown | Ben Alverson (SF), John Cothren (C) Anthony Ash, Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF) Larry Bybee, Joel Palmer | |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Bitting - foul #5 on John Bitting, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Brown | Peter Edwards (PF) John Bitting | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:13 | Brown | Peter Edwards is hacked by Phillip Myers - foul #3 on Phillip Myers, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| 02:13 | Brown | Peter Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:13 | Brown | Peter Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown double dribbles | 66-56 |
| Subs | Brown | Donald Lindley (PG), Ronald Crook (SG), Anthony Ash (SF), Jason Dart (C) Joseph Westlake, Jack Lowe, Ben Alverson, John Cothren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| 01:23 | Brown | Donald Lindley misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 66-56 |
| 01:21 | Brown | Peter Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:52 | Brown | Donald Lindley comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joel Palmer - foul #1 on Joel Palmer, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| 00:52 | Brown | Donald Lindley misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:52 | Brown | Donald Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith hits the finger roll set up by Larry Bybee | 67-58 |
| 00:46 | Brown | Brown calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Brown | Joseph Westlake (PG), Jack Lowe (SG), Ben Alverson (SF), John Cothren (C) Donald Lindley, Ronald Crook, Anthony Ash, Jason Dart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, David Swarts, Jessie Hazel | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Brown | Joseph Westlake is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gaiser - foul #3 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| 00:45 | Brown | Joseph Westlake makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:45 | Brown | Joseph Westlake makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Cothren - foul #5 on John Cothren, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Brown | Donald Lindley (PG), Ronald Crook (SG), Anthony Ash (SF), Jason Dart (C) Joseph Westlake, Jack Lowe, Ben Alverson, John Cothren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:39 | Brown | The rebound goes to Anthony Ash | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Brown | Jason Dart lays it up and in | 71-59 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Engelman | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | Brown | Donald Lindley runs out the clock | 71-61 |